Smugglers Island Eats and Rum Shack

Closed when they said they were open. Rats.

Came from beach and wanted a quick bite. This place was perfect. I sat at their open air bar and bought a shrimp basket. It was delicious 😋

Parking: Parking was free from November 1st until spring

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp

Fun experience to bar hop and watch football on a Sunday at the beach in Charleston!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a nice place and great service. Very personal and super friendly!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Love this place! Spent our weekend here, relaxing vibes to watch football and the food is very good for bar food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place for food, drinks, and socializing. All the staff are great

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of my favorite Places on EARTH!!

Kid-friendliness: Always when I get there kids are enjoying what they are having.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fun spot to stop in and have a drink. We didn't have anything to drink, just drinking

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Just a quick drop in for us and this place totally surprised us. The food and drink prices were extremely reasonable for the area and their food fresh and tasty. I had a shrimp poboy and it was the best one I’ve had outside of New Orleans! The bartender/server was great too, very nice and helpful. This actually ended up being one of the culinary highlights of our vacation to the Carolinas!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp

Absolutely had a blast sitting at the bar and getting service from David and Katie! They made us feel like we had been going there for years. Excellent attention to detail, especially as bartenders. We definitely are going to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our family is here in town for the week as hurricane Debby rolls in. Looking for food options on IOP as the storm revs up and we find this awesome bar/restaurant! Our family of seven (me and my husband and our five kids) were welcomed so warmly by David - hands down the best service we have experienced in the area!!! The food, atmosphere, and especially service were absolutely amazing!! Thank you David and Smugglers for taking care of us on a super rainy night!

Kid-friendliness: Music, atmosphere, and employees were all super kid-friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp

It's one of those old fashion beach quick bit places. I wouldn't bring a client but would bring a friend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tenders with Fries, Smash Burger and Onion Rings

smash burger was good but the rest of the food my friends had wasn’t too good. service wasn’t the greatest yes people are nice but if you aren’t in the bar don’t expect them to worry about you. however bar service looks wonderful and they all got their needs met so if you are over 21 definitely sit in the bar. the chicken in the wrap was over cooked and so was the bacon in the breakfast bowl. it was alright i wouldn’t come again. we waited well over 45 minutes. the place is really pretty tho. Update: man noticed we waited a long time here so he gave us a discount and apologized it was because only one cook was back there instead of two

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Smash Burger and Onion Rings

Excellent service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Southern Fried Chicken Tenders, Fried Oysters, Fish N' Chips, Fried Shrimp Basket, Fish and Chips, Chicken Tenders with Fries, Fried Shrimp, Bavarian Baked Pretzel, Smash Burger and Fries, Foot Long Hot Dog and Fries

We had an amazing lunch today at Smugglers. The food and drinks were great. However, what really impressed me was the customer service. A customer came in and requested a wine that they did not have. one of the bartenders ran out and bought a bottle so this woman could enjoy the drink she wanted. Who does that?!? The bartender at Smugglers, that's who.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5